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🌾 Who wants to party?

🌾 Who wants to party?

We would love for you to join us

Landon Huslig
March 10, 2025

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Good morning, Wichita!

I know you were dying of anticipation all weekend wondering what our announcement was… one more scroll of your thumb and you are there!

Let's get to it!

- Landon

Wichita Life Party

Coming up in April, Wichita Life will celebrate our 8th anniversary!

A few years back, we started to celebrate with a party where anyone is welcome to buy a ticket and attend and it quickly became one of our favorite nights of the year.

Followers, subscribers, friends, randos - we want to meet and hang out with each of you.

You can check out our 5 year, 6 year, and 7 year highlights here!

We pick a newer-ish spot in town (Doma then IMA rooftop then Commerce Club) and this year we’re partying at the new Learning Lab at Union Station (which if you haven’t seen, you will be blown away). Did someone say rooftop downtown?

The Learning Lab

A portion of the ticket proceeds will go towards creating a scholarship fund for The Learning Lab (quick video from their Grand Opening).

What to expect:

Delicious food from Meddy's
Desserts from September Moon Cupcakery
Speciality cocktail courtesy of Una Vida Tequila
Beer & wine
DJ4THEWIN on the 1s and 2s
Hanging with the most interesting people in Wichita (not us... you!)
A very special gift

Thank you to our sponsors: JP Weigand, The Learning Lab, Meddy's, Margaret McHenry Maids, Una Vida Tequila, September Moon Cupcakery, Love of Character

Space is limited, so get your tickets today!

Together with Tanganyika Wildlife Park

Tanganyika Wildlife Park is a family-friendly destination that is a bit more intimate than a regular zoo where you can get up-close and personal and have hands on interaction with the animals.

You can feed animals like giraffes, rhinos, and lions, swim with penguins, meet and greet the lemurs and so, so much more.

Season passes are now on sale, but there are less than 1500 less and premium passes are already sold out!

A season pass includes:

unlimited visits all season
unlimited animal feedings
unlimited snacks and drinks (for you!)
and more perks!

Learn more at TwPark.com today!

LOCAL BUSINESS

Opening

Louis Fried Rice - 1710 S West St (former Walt’s Famous Hamburgers) - Now Open
54 Craft & Co (Kellogg & Rock - former Green Mill Space) - Opening Next Week
N&J (West Side) - 8448 W Central - Opening in May (maybe)

Closing

David’s Express Mexican Fast Food - 2110 N Maize Rd - Now Closed

Cousins Maine Lobster

You can’t find this at El Dorado Lake

I did not have a chance to try it last time they were in town, but the Cousins Maine Lobster food truck was extremely popular on their first tour.

They’re coming back for a 2nd tour starting on Wednesday 3/19 in hutch before coming to Wichita and Derby.

Da Burbs

Here at Wichita Life, we don’t discriminate against suburbs.

First up on the west side, Goddard is planning a $20 mixed-use development with housing and restaurants.

Out near Andover, Mega Pines Mini Golf opened with inflatables in November 2024 and will be opening a new mini golf course this May.

#WichitaLife

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CIVIL

Wichita votes No

The final count is in. The special election took place on 2/25, but mail-in ballots were continue to be counted since then and now the official result is in.

The potential $450 million bond was shot down in a very tight vote. The bond lost by just 319 votes or < 1% and only 14% of eligible voters voted.

With a ‘no’, the rate will drop in 2029 when the current 20-year bond finishes out.

This doesn’t mean there won’t be a new bond issued at all, there could be a smaller bond down the road.

LOCAL

Save Sunflower Sumer

Tens of thousands of families in Kansas rely on the Sunflower Summer app to visit many of the attractions across the state and make memories.

It is in danger of being cut, so if you want to see it this summer and in future years, learn more here and sign the petition.

Heart Walk

The American Heart Association Heart Walk is coming up and you can support many different teams.

Teams like D1 Training who is trying to raise $5000.

Downtown Wichita Action Plan Update

Back in 2010, Wichita came together to put out the 2010 Project Downtown master plan.

Last week, 300 leaders from Wichita met up to discuss what that could loo like.

How does downtown Wichita stack up to other citie? How do we make it more walkable? etc

There will be more chances to get involved, stay tuned.

The KIDS Network

The KIDS Network is short for The Kansas Infant Death and SIDS Network and is dedicated to supporting families and individuals impacted by miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss.

Coming up on March 14th, you can support by heading to the Wichita Thunder Game or a Cowtown 5k coming up in Aprila nd a Golf Tournament in September.

Work with us?

This year, Wichita by EB, Manage to Create and Wichita Life have come together to form the Kansas Media Collective.

Who wants to work with us to help make Wichita Riverfest a big win for the city?

Please fill the form out here.

ICT EXTRA

17 Best

Here are the 17 best restaurants in Wichita coming from a blog called ‘Eater’. Agree or disagree?

WBC Seasonal

Here is a look into the new seasonal beer from WBC.

Anywhere but Here Travel

If you have ever wanted to try traveling without the stress, reach out to Mindi today or if you’re on the fence, join Mindi for Travel Talk Tuesday to learn more on 3/11 (tomorrow).*

HOME OF THE WEEK

Together with Weigand Real Estate